How to pronounce“exocytosis”in English
IPA/ɛksɒsɪtɒsɪs/
Syllablese·xo·cy·to·sis
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So, like a Trojan Horse, the water-loving insulin inside the pancreas cell disguises itself by hiding inside a container with its own phospholipid bilayer called a vesicle.
As it approaches the cell’s exterior, the vesicle becomes part of the cell membrane, dumping insulin out into the extracellular matrix in a process called exocytosis.
And when a cell needs to take in something big, the membrane dents inward, creating a lipid bubble around the new addition and pulling it inside via a vesicle
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Definitions of “exocytosis”
noun
The secretion of substances through cellular membranes, either to excrete waste products or as a regulatory function.